ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85912
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| Date: | Friday 22 August 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86F-1 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2866 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kajsen area -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RKSW |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-86F-1 51-2866 flown by Maj Deltis H. Fincher(51th FIW 39th FIS) was shot down by one MiG-15bis of the 518th IAP(216th IAD). Victory credited to St/Lt Ignatov.Extensive aerial search failed to reveal any trace of the missing aircraft or pilot. Deltis H. Fincher declared as MIA.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson,X.Zhang,V.Zabelin,M.Mikhin.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2011 01:44 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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